The Washington critic., 1887-10-10
The Parks.


New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue ot
Washington
MCPHERSON Squara Is at Vermont avenue, I,
X and Fifteenth streets, coutginns an
equestrian statue of General Mcpherson.
Farragut Square AT connecticut avenue, |,
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral farragut
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connect
cut and Massachusetts avenues and Nine
teenth street, holding the statue OF Admiral
Dupont. This circle Is in the heart OF the
most aristocratic part of the CITY,
Scott Circle, at Rhode Island and Massachu-
setts avenues and Sixteenth street, contaiu'
ing an equestrian statue of General Winfield
Scott,
Thomas Circle lies at the Intersection of Yer
mont and Massachusetts, avenues and VI
and Fourteenth streets. An equestrian
statue of General George II Thomas adorD5
this the smallest OF the circles.
Lilac Park, at l. and Twelfth streets and Mas
sachusetts avenue, and Syruga Park, AT
Tenth and l. aud Massachusetts avenue, are
two trianglcs beautifully kept, and noted
for their pruiuslOu of the shrubs from which
they get their name.
Mount Vernon Place includes New York and
Massachusetts avenues and street De
TWEEN seventh and Ninth streets, mag
nihCent fountain in the centre greatly hlofhs
this beautiful park.
Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues and Thirteenth streets. General
Grants house Is ON the southwest SIDE.
Franklin Square, between and K and Fhir
teenth and Fourteenth streets, 1, the most
grtistiCally designed and beautiful ul all the
smaller reservations, II contains natural
mound, supposed TO be an Indian burial
place, and a spring of delicious water,
which supplies several hydrants.
Rawins' Square Is at the intersection OF
New York avenue and 4 street, west ui the
White House, The ltawllus Statue hd'
been removed TO the south SIDE ul PehhsyI-
yauia avenue south OF Ninth street
stanton Place T. at the intersection of Massar
Chusotte and Maryland avenues and 9 street
northeast. II contains a statue OF Hehtrdl
Nathaniel Greene,
Lincoln Park occupies the grounds at the
Intersection Of North Carolina, MAs-uchu.
setts, Tennessee and Kentucky avenues, A
street northeast, a street southeast ana
last Capitol street. II contains hg uchull'
ful group OF ~iHtuurv representing Lincoln
striking the ictters from the limbs ot the
The Cemeteries.
Washington contains several beautiful aud
historic cemeteries well worth visit, Old
est of these Is
Rock Creek, lust north OF the old soldiers
Home. II wa, opened about the year lioO
The Congressional Burial Ground, ur Wash
inTun Cemetery, lies az the cast end uI
Pennsylvania avenue, un the banks OF tN'
fnaCustia, II contains Cynuihpls in tnt
memory OF many of the MuwNvrs oi Con
grcss who have died whi.ri unice Two Vice
Presidents Of the United State, are buried
here, George Clinton OF New York and ~,
bridge GcrryO Massachusetts THE cemetery
was opened In 1901 and Is very handsome
one. Rc.4fhcl hN carriage,
Oak mn IS In Georgetown. nu the banks Of
Rock Creek reached by street cars gr CAP
1t Is the most picturesque burial place 10
the United States. and is famous for 10
hands uWp monuments. II cuutgius tho ErANt
of Iuhu Howard Payne, author of "lluWo
Sweet Home
| Mount Oliyct, uu tho Baltimore pike, north
east rom tile east end OF II street, Is tm
! only Catholic cemetery IN the District. j
is large and handsome, Reached 10y cab,
Hospitals.
| Garfield Memorial Hospital is no the head %
Tenth street northwest, Reached by Four
tpuuih, Eleventh and Ninth street cars,
| Frucdmun's Hospital is ON seventh street eX
tended, Just above Boundary, and q
reached by the Seventh and Ninth stree
cars,
| The Homeopathic Hospital Is ON street, be
| tween First and Second
| Providence Hospital Is on the south side OF
| street, between Second and Third south
east, with pretty park IN front, Reache,
1 DN the avenue line OF cars,